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Ann Arbor, MI, May 19, 2007 - The Tree Town Spitfire (2-3) defeated the Milwaukee Momentum (1-4) 30-10 in a National Women’s Football Association match-up at Pioneer High School’s Hollway Field.  more...

 

Ann Arbor, MI, May 12, 2007 – Leilani Russell scored two defensive touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough as the Fort Wayne Flash (2-2) defeated the Spitfire (1-3) 16-14 at Pioneer High School’s Hollway Field.  more...

 

WAUWATOSA, WI, May 5, 2007 - The Tree Town Spitfire (1-2) came out on the wrong end of a 13-6 thriller against the Milwaukee Momentum (1-2) at Charles Hart Field.  more...

 

ANN ARBOR, MI, April 22, 2007 - The Tree Town Spitfire (1-1) fell to the National Women’s Football Association powerhouse West Michigan Mayhem 50-0 (2-0) last night at Mayors’ Riverfront Park in Kalamazoo.  Six Spitfire turnovers and Mayhem control of the line of scrimmage put the Spitfire in a 43:36 to 16:24 time of possession hole.  more...

 

ANN ARBOR, MI, April 8, 2007 - The Tree Town Spitfire opened the 2007 National Women's Football Association season with an overtime 6-0 victory over the Erie (PA) Illusion at Pioneer High School's Hollway Field. more...

PITTSBURGH, PA - August, 2006 - The Tree Town Spitfire organization would like to publicly congratulate Heather Inderrieden, who in her second season as a defensive back led the league in interceptions to earn the team’s first Whammy award! more...

CANTON, MI - July 2, 2006 - The Spitfire logo has been updated to our new home town and Tree Town Spitfire Merchandise is now available!  Please visit our store to order t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other Spitfire items.  Jerseys, hats, visors, and game tickets will be available on the merchandise page of our website shortly... 

NASHVILLE, TN - June 22, 2006 - The National Women's Football Association has announced that Impossible Dream Sports, LLC is moving the Toledo Spitfire to Ann Arbor, Michigan this fall in preparation for the 2007 season. more...

 

CANTON, MI - June 22, 2006 - Premier women’s full-contact football has made its way to Ann Arbor, Michigan by way of Toledo!!  The former Toledo Spitfire will resume play in the spring of 2007 as the Tree Town Spitfire while remaining in the National Women’s Football Association, the world’s biggest and best women’s football league. more...

 

ERIE, PA - June 17, 2006  - The Toledo Spitfire took on the Erie Illusion in the last game of the season. The Spitfire lost to the Illusion in their first match-up by a score of 8-0. The outcome of this game was in favor of the Spitfire with a score of 8-7. more...

 

ROSSFORD, OH - June 10, 2006 - The Toledo Spitfire took on the West Michigan Mayhem for the second time this season. The Spitfire were ready to play, but the Mayhem came out on top with a final score of 46-0. more...

 

ROSSFORD, OH - June 3, 2006 - The Toledo Spitfire took on the Milwaukee Momentum for the second time this season. In the first game the Momentum won by a score of 42-8. more...

 

CINCINNATI, OH - May 27, 2006 - The Toledo Spitfire faced off against the Cincinnati Sizzle for the second of two times this season. When the Sizzle played in Toledo, they won 46-22. This time in Cincinnati, the Spitfire played a better game and lost by a score of 27-14. more...

 

YPSILANTI, MI - May 17, 2006 - Cindy Hasselbring, a math teacher at Milan High School and an Eastern Michigan University alumnus, has won the 2005 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation's highest honor for teaching in this field. more...

 

KALAMAZOO, MI - May 6, 2006 - In a hard fought game, the Toledo Spitfire lost to the West Michigan Mayhem by a score of 31-0. more...

 

ROSSFORD, OH - April 29, 2006 - The Toledo Spitfire played their second home game of the season against the Cincinnati Sizzle. In a game that was well played by both teams, the Sizzle came out on top, winning the game 46-22. more...

 

WAUWATOSA, WI - April 22, 2006 - The Spitfire (0-2) went to Milwaukee Saturday without six starters from the season opener. Many of our ladies played positions in which they are not yet comfortable, but they did give it their best effort in an unexpectedly lopsided 42-8 loss. more...

 

ROSSFORD, OH - April 15, 2006  - The Toledo Spitfire almost started out the season with a bang. In a game they dominated in total yardage and time of possession, they should have come away with a win.  more...

 

TOLEDO, OH - June 27, 2005 - Several members of this year’s Toledo Spitfire are graduates of a handful of high schools in the area, three players being Eastwood alumni; also Lakota and Waite are represented. more...

ERIE, PA - June 18, 2005 - The Toledo Spitfire faced the Erie Illusion at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA for their last game of the season. The ladies were looking forward to this game because it was the last in a long hard season.  more...

COLUMBUS, OH - June 11, 2005 - In a game that was dominated by the Columbus Comets, there were several bright spots for the Toledo Spitfire. more...

ROSSFORD, OH - June 4, 2005 - In this game it was the Pittsburgh Passion as they defeated the Spitfire 53-0. The Spitfire did play a good game, but the Passion was the stronger team on the field. more...

ROSSFORD, OH - May 28, 2005 - The day was mostly cloudy, with the sun coming out shortly before the game started. There were a few showers around the area and just before and just after halftime two rainbows were seen in the sky above the stadium.  more...

ROSSFORD, OH - May 21, 2005 - We are now past the halfway point in the season and the Spitfire’s record is 0-4, but they are showing many signs of improvement in their play. This was most evident after the second home game of the season against the Milwaukee Momentum.  more...

OTSEGO, MI - May 14, 2005 - The Toledo Spitfire has taken another road trip. This time they traveled just north of Kalamazoo, MI to the town of Otsego to face the SW Michigan Jaguars. more...

TOLEDO, OH - May 1, 2005 - Professional football is back in Toledo for a third straight spring. The Toledo Spitfire, of the National Women's Football League, tangles with the Baltimore Burn in its home opener at 7 tonight at Rossford High School. more...

ROSSFORD, OH - April 30, 2005 - That’s right, the Toledo Spitfire opened their home season with a game against the Baltimore Burn on Saturday April 30th. The women of the Spitfire were pumped up about playing in front of the home crowd, so much so that they were dancing to “YMCA” during early warm-ups as it was being played over the PA system. more...

CINCINNATI, OH - April 16, 2005 - The sun was shinning, with a cool breeze blowing across the field and not a cloud was to be found anywhere in the sky. It was a great day to play football.  more...

 

TOLEDO, OH - April 1, 2005 - It’s that time of year, flowers blooming, sunny days, and football. Yes, football, women’s football to be exact. The team started out the season back in mid March with a pair of scrimmages after working for a few weeks to get ready for the games.  more...

 

BOWLING GREEN, OH - May 6, 2003 - This isn't Saturday afternoon backyard football.  This isn't a gym class flag football.  It's bone-crushing tackles. It's stare-downs at the 20-yard line. Third-and-eight plays.  It's injuries with 2:22 left in the third quarter.  more...

 

TOLEDO, OH - July 14, 2002 - Question: Just exactly what is the Toledo Spitfire, and how did it wind up in the Glass City?  Answer: It is one of four new franchises that will join the National Women's Football League in April of 2003, a team that arrived here by an unlikely twist of fate.  more...